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Starter Target word puzzle
T E HE F RL A T
RulesYou can only use each letter
once.You must use the centre
letter There is one 9 letter word
No foreign wordsNo words with initial capitalletter, e.g.
peoples names
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M aking ConnectionsSome or all of
Mondays lesson will bedevoted to theM aking Connections
internal
assessment and moving that forward. Whawant to see from you is a
confirmed topic want you to have brought in the first text tyou
want to use to explore that theme.
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Intentions today...By the end of today you will:1) have
solidified the learning that happened yesterday abothe intentions
of the poet in her opening.2) be able to describe what
foreshadowing is.3) be able to point out examples of foreshadowing
in the op
and suggest how they make the poem richer.4) be able to describe
how tone is affected and developed bthe use of foreshadowing.
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A Reminder Paragraph...Bishop aims to create a very objective
opening in her poem.
*objective: not influence by personal feelings, interpretations,
or prejudice; based on facts; unbiased: an objective opinion.
How does she do this and to what extent is she successful in
hattempt to achieve this tone/atmosphere?
Im going to collect this paragraph in, so I want to see you mof
evidence to support your points. I want to see you using mjust one
quote. And I want to see you explaining HOW your supports your
opinion.
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Foreshadowing...What is it?Write this down:Foreshadowing is a
literary technique in which the writer sucertain developments that
might come later.(stop writing)Basically, what were looking for are
elements within a text that return later in the text and become
significant. Sometimare easy to spot physical objects and sometimes
they are mosymbolic and trickier to spot.Foreshadowing is often
only fully appreciated after the first
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D o you think anything is foreshadowedwhat we looked at
yesterday?
In Worcester,M assachusetts,I went with Aunt Consueloto keep her
dentist's appointmentand sat and waited for her in the dentist's
waiting room.
It was winter. It got darkearly. The waiting roomwas full of
grown-up people,arctics and overcoats,lamps and magazines.
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What about here?(I could read) and carefullystudied the
photographs:the inside of a volcano,black, and full of ashes;then
it was spilling over in rivulets of fire.
A dead man slung on a pole"Long Pig," the caption said
Imagery:Something volatile and ready to
explode, suddenly exploding violently.
Could this be symbolic of whathappens to the speaker?
InnocenceWe get a clear sense of thespeakers innocence here. She
cantyet see the world for what it really isyet.But that is all
about to change...
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Solidify the informationD
ivide your page in two...Foreshadowing
Example of foreshadowing What is being foreshadow
To what extent does the use of foreshadowing make reading a
richer experience for the reader? What complexities does
Physical description of people in waiting room
D escription of volcano
Description of innocence
